Salman Khurshid In China

• India not keen on US-style Gulf security role: Salman Khurshid

  Foreign minister Salman Khurshid said India had no interest in filling the breach if Washington decided to reduce its military footprint in the Gulf.

• India and China are rivals who are partners: Salman Khurshid

  In an interview with The Australian, the External Affairs Minister said that New Delhi views Beijing as "rivals who are also partners".

• PM Manmohan Singh to address United Nations General Assembly on September 28

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the 68th session of United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28 with a focus on combating terrorism, disarmament, UN reforms and development.

• Pakistan's Gwadar port to be connected to China via road, rail and air

  In a significant move, China today signed a pact with Pakistan which will connect the latter's strategically important port of Gwadar to it via rail, road and air routes. The crucial deal was inked during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Islamabad today.

• Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India

  All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in Delhi on Sunday evening for talks.

• After China stand-off, Defence Minister AK Antony says India has right to upgrade infrastructure along the border

  A week after the Chinese Army withdrew from Raki Nalla in north Ladakh ending a 21-day face-off between the two neighbours, Defence Minister A K Antony said India would continue to upgrade its infrastructure and capabilities along the border with China. Despite Beijing's protests.

• Ladakh incursion should not come in the way of improving ties: Salman Khurshid after China visit

  Against the backdrop of the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said the two countries are working on a new Border Defence Cooperation Agreement.

• China has not given any reason for intrusion, says Salman Khurshid

  China has not yet given any reason for the recent intrusion in Ladakh, an episode that has cast a shadow on bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said yesterday.

• Salman Khurshid visits Beijing, discusses border standoff

  India and China today reviewed the fallout of the recent stand-off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid seeking to make existing mechanisms more effective to respond with "greater urgency" in dealing with border violations.

• Salman Khurshid begins China visit after Ladakh stand-off ends; trade, border to top agenda

  Salman Khurshid begins China visit: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid begins his two-day day visit to Beijing today, four days after China and India simultaneously withdrew their troops from the face-off point at Daulat Beg Oldie near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

• India-China pullback: what happened behind the scenes

  The end of a 20-day face-off with China in Ladakh came after intense diplomatic pressure, including the threat that India was willing to scale down its relations with its neighbour if the latter did not withdraw a platoon camped on Indian territory since April 15.

• Amid China stand-off, Salman Khurshid may cancel Beijing trip, say sources

  In a toughening of stance over the border stand-off with China, External Affairs Minister Salman Khursid may cancel his upcoming trip to Beijing, sources have told NDTV. Mr Khurshid is scheduled to visit China on May 9.

• Government placates Mulayam Singh Yadav who attacked it over China incursion

  The government sent out top trouble-shooters to placate crucial ally Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has today said that it now seems serious about tackling the Chinese incursion into Indian territory in Ladakh.

• Amid China stand-off, government rethinking Salman Khurshid's trip to Beijing

  With China refusing to withdraw its soldiers from a camp set up in Ladakh 19 kilometres on the Indian side of the de-facto border in Ladakh, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's trip to Beijing later this month appears tenuous.

• China incursion: PM briefed on India's options by Army Chief

  Army Chief General Bikram Singh presented to the Prime Minister and senior cabinet ministers today tougher options that India has to handle the border stand-off provoked by a Chinese platoon pitching tents about 19 km inside Indian territory in Ladakh. A third flag meeting between the two sides yesterday failed to break the deadlock. Beijing has s...